Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Kathy's Treasure

Kathy's Treasure

TREASURE - What a wonderful choice for our first Theme in
this brand new year !

I had many thoughts about how I wanted to ‘articulate’ this
theme, and narrowed those thoughts and ideas down to a few that are so
important to me.God,Family,Country,State…..

To me, our Dear God is represented in everything that
surrounds us and is with us. He has
provided us with this beautiful planet we call Mother Earth.In all her glory, Mother Earth provides us
with an exquisite environment in which to live.I chose to represent this environment with beautiful flowers.

Our Families are our first teachers, and from them we learn
respect, appreciation, and a reliance on our God to guide us through life.My truly blessed Grandmother taught me about
Gardens, and as I toil away in the dirt, I often imagine she’s smiling at me,
and is proud that I carry on her traditions. I learned well from her !

“GOD BLESS AMERICA !”Our beautiful Flag that “so proudly we hail,” makes me think about all
that’s happened, historically, to make it possible for us to enjoy the Freedom(s)
and opportunities we have in this amazing country we’re blessed to call home !

And “Texas Oh Texas,”what a grand State to live in !I was born in Texas, and even though I lived in California during my
growing-up years, and then in Alaska for 35 years, I am a Native-Born Texas
Woman, and am darn proud of that !In this quilt, I think the Fancy Boot just
about says it all !

For this Quilt, I machine appliqued all the elements to the
background fabric using Madeira Monofilament thread.I free-motion quilted the background fabric to
give this quilt greater depth.AND – The
Fabric on the back of this quilt….Well
- it pretty much speaks for itself !

This quilt makes me smile! Love the imagery that you have chosen to depict some of what you treasure. Also love the contrast between the boot and flowers/flag ( hard/soft/flowing ), topped off with the Texas fabric backing.

Some Super Websites!

The Material Mavens

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens will begin in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.